Glossary

A

B

  • Banker’s Mark
  • Bas Relief
  • Bi-metallic Coin
  • Blank
  • Bullion
  • Bust

C

  • Cabochon
  • Cartwheel Lustre
  • Cast Coin
  • Certified Coin
  • Clipped Coin
  • Coin Alignment
  • Coin Cabinet
  • Coin Edge
  • Coin Weight
  • Collar
  • Commemorative Coin
  • Counterfeit Coin
  • Countermark
  • Crown

D

  • Damage
  • Date
  • Debasement
  • Decimal Coinage
  • Denomination
  • Design
  • Device
  • Die
  • Die Break
  • Die Clash
  • Die Crack
  • Die State
  • Die Variety
  • Doubled Die
  • Draped Bust

E

  • Edge
  • Edge Inscription
  • Electrotype
  • Engraver
  • Error Coin
  • Exergue

F

  • Face Value
  • Fantasy Issue
  • Field
  • Fineness
  • Flan
  • Fleur-de-lis
  • Frosted Finish
  • Full Strike

G

  • Gilt Coin
  • Grade
  • Grading
  • Graffiti
  • Groat

H

  • Hammered Coin
  • High Relief
  • Hoard

I

  • Incuse
  • Ingot
  • Issue

L

  • Laurel Wreath
  • Legend
  • Lettered Edge
  • Low Relief
  • Lustre

M

  • Medal
  • Medal Alignment
  • Medallic Issue
  • Metal Composition
  • Milled Coin
  • Milled Edge
  • Mint
  • Mint Error
  • Mint Mark
  • Mintage
  • Mule

N

  • Numismatics
  • Numismatist

O

  • Obverse
  • Off-Centre Strike
  • Overdate
  • Overstrike

P

  • Patina
  • Pattern Coin
  • Pedigree
  • Planchet
  • Plain Edge
  • Plugged Coin
  • Portrait
  • Privy Mark
  • Proof
  • Prooflike

R

  • Reeding
  • Relief
  • Replica
  • Restrike
  • Rim
  • Rim Damage
  • Rotated Die
  • Round

S

  • Scratch
  • Seigniorage
  • Silver Content
  • Slab
  • Specimen Strike
  • Spinner Test
  • Strike
  • Surface Preservation

T

  • Test Cut
  • Token
  • Toning
  • Tool Marks
  • Type Coin

U

  • Uncirculated

V

  • Variety

W

  • Wear
  • Weight Standard